The Prodigy
The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music group. It was by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree, Essex. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers and The Crystal Method, as well as other acts, members of the Prodigy have been said as founders of the big beat genre which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s. They have sold over 25 million records worldwide.[1] They named the band after the synthesizer, Moog Prodigy.[2]
The Prodigy | |
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 The Prodigy in 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Braintree, Essex, England |
| Genres | Electronic, big beat, breakbeat, rave, dance-punk, alternative dance, alternative rock, electronic rock, industrial |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Take Me to the Hospital, Ragged Flag, Cooking Vinyl, XL, Beggars Banquet, Mute, Maverick, Warner Bros., Elektra, Shock |
| Website | www.the prodigy.com |
| Members | Liam Howlett Maxim |
| Past members | Leeroy Thornhill Keith Flint Sharky |
Studio albums
- Experience (1992)
- Music for the Jilted Generation (1994)
- The Fat of the Land (1997)
- Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned (2004)
- Invaders Must Die (2009)
- The Day Is My Enemy (2015)
- No Tourists (2018)
The Prodigy Media
The band's website after Thornhill left in 2000.
Liam Howlett live in August 2005.
Maxim performing at the 2006 Sziget Festival
The Prodigy frontman Keith Flint and live member Rob Holliday
Maxim Reality from The Prodigy on their "Invaders Must Die" German tour 2009.
The Prodigy at Festival Internacional de Benicàssim 2015
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References
- ↑ Amazon.co.uk: The Prodigy: Electronic Punks 1988-1994 [Paperback]
- ↑ "Liam Howlett - Biography". imdb.com. Retrieved 16 January 2011.